suppressing

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All (3) Adjective (2) Noun (1)

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hiding adj.
retaining adj.
suppression n.

ADJECTIVE

hiding

Synonyms

STRONG

cloaking covering masking screening veiling

WEAK

going underground out of sight

Antonyms

WEAK

in plain view obvious

ADJECTIVE

retaining

Synonyms

STRONG

accommodating arresting cherishing commemorating confining embracing employing engaging having hiring holding keeping owning possessing preserving remembering reserving restraining saving securing seizing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working

WEAK

holding back

NOUN

suppression

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elimination overthrow

STRONG

abolishment annihilation defeat obliteration

WEAK

overriding

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suppressing

As a result, she hid the condition from friends growing up and colleagues by either by suppressing the tics or releasing them when the person she was speaking with looked away.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

By suppressing their activity, OL reduced inflammatory and fibrotic changes in SFs.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

The logic was simple: If an unspoken rule is suppressing what fathers admit they want, naming the rule and waving it away should change their answers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Visa barriers and broader geopolitical concerns are suppressing international travel demand, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

The silent laughter he had been suppressing burst out of him, and he laughed so hard that he dropped his crutch.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

suppressing

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